Sōen Station
# Sōen Station

Sōen Station (桑園駅, Sōen-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S02.

## Lines

Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.

## Station layout

The elevated station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Teine, Otaru |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Sapporo, Iwamizawa and New Chitose Airport |
| 3 | ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) | for Ainosato-Kyōikudai and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku |
| 4 | ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) | for Sapporo |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakodate Main Line |||||
| Kotoni (S03) | Kotoni (S03) | Local | Sapporo (01) | Sapporo (01) |
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Semi-Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Sasshō Line |||||
| Hachiken (G03) | Hachiken (G03) | Local | Sapporo (01) | Sapporo (01) |

## History

The station opened on 1 June 1924.

Electric services commenced on the Sasshō Line from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

## Surrounding area

* JR Hokkaido Head Office
* JR Freight Hokkaido branch
* Sapporo City Hospital
* Sapporo Racecourse
* Sapporo City University
